Voter turnout of registered voters in New Zealand
New Zealand: Voter turnout of registered voters was 78.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.2
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
40th
of 166 countries
All-time high
97.6
in 1946
All-time low
60.6
in 1884
Years of data
47
1879–2023
Voter turnout of registered voters in New Zealand, 1879–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 78.2 for voter turnout of registered voters in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voter turnout of registered voters in New Zealand peaked at 97.6 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 60.6, in 1884.
New Zealand ranks 40th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Voter turnout of registered voters in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 66.5 | — |
| 1881 | 66.5 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 60.6 | -8.9% |
| 1887 | 67.1 | +10.7% |
| 1890 | 80.4 | +19.8% |
| 1893 | 75.3 | -6.3% |
| 1896 | 76.1 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 77.6 | +2.0% |
| 1902 | 76.7 | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 83.3 | +8.6% |
| 1908 | 79.8 | -4.2% |
| 1911 | 83.5 | +4.6% |
| 1914 | 84.7 | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 80.5 | -5.0% |
| 1922 | 87.7 | +8.9% |
| 1925 | 90.02 | +2.6% |
| 1928 | 88.01 | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 83.3 | -5.4% |
| 1935 | 90.75 | +8.9% |
| 1938 | 92.9 | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 97.6 | +5.1% |
| 1949 | 97.01 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 96.21 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 94.57 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 93.44 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 90.26 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 89.56 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 86.6 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 89.88 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 89.83 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 83.17 | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 84.9 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 91.44 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 93.71 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 89.06 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 85.24 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 85.2 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.28 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 84.77 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 76.98 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 80.29 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 79.46 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.21 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 76.95 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 79.75 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 82.24 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 78.2 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 1 |
| 1880s | 64.73 | 60.6 | 67.1 | 3 |
| 1890s | 77.35 | 75.3 | 80.4 | 4 |
| 1900s | 79.93 | 76.7 | 83.3 | 3 |
| 1910s | 82.9 | 80.5 | 84.7 | 3 |
| 1920s | 88.58 | 87.7 | 90.02 | 3 |
| 1930s | 88.98 | 83.3 | 92.9 | 3 |
| 1940s | 97.31 | 97.01 | 97.6 | 2 |
| 1950s | 94.74 | 93.44 | 96.21 | 3 |
| 1960s | 89.08 | 86.6 | 90.26 | 4 |
| 1970s | 85.97 | 83.17 | 89.83 | 3 |
| 1980s | 91.4 | 89.06 | 93.71 | 3 |
| 1990s | 85.87 | 84.77 | 88.28 | 4 |
| 2000s | 78.91 | 76.98 | 80.29 | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.97 | 74.21 | 79.75 | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.22 | 78.2 | 82.24 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is voter turnout of registered voters in New Zealand?
- Voter turnout of registered voters in New Zealand was 78.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest voter turnout of registered voters recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6 in 1946.
- What is the lowest voter turnout of registered voters recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6 in 1884.
- How does New Zealand rank for voter turnout of registered voters?
- New Zealand ranks 40th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is voter turnout of registered voters rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Voter turnout of registered voters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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